Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Tipitaka Sutta Study

Tipitaka Suttas from the Pali Canon will be held at follow:
Venue : Tzer Ying Temple, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Facilitator: Ven Bhante Aggacitta, SBS, Taiping. For more info about SBS please click here
Date: 13 – 19 April 2009 (Mon-Sun)
Time: 8.00 to 9.30pm (daily)

Day: Monday, 13 April
Topic : The Buddha’s Advice Relating to Families:
  1. Respect for Parents (AN 4:63)
  2. Repaying One’s Parents (AN 2:iv)
  3. Different kinds of marriages (AN 4:53)

Venue: Tzer Ying Library

Day: Tuesday, 14 April
Topic: The Buddha’s Advice to Householders

  1. Parent-Children relationship
  2. Teacher-Student relationship(Sigalaka Sutta, DN 31)

Venue: Tzer Ying, Main Hall (This is a Public Talk).

Day: Wednesday, 15 April
Topic: The Buddha’s Advice Relating to Families:

  1. How to Be United in Future Lives (AN 4:55)
  2. Seven Kinds of Wives (AN 7:59)

Venue: Tzer Ying Library

Day: Thursday, 16 April
Topic: The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth
Why Beings Fare as They Do After Death (MN 41)

Venue: Tzer Ying Library

Day: Friday, 17 April
Topic: The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth (Cont’d)

  1. Meritorious Deeds (It 22)
  2. Three Bases of Merit (AN 8:36)
  3. The Best Kinds of Confidence (AN 4:34)
  4. Kamma and Its Fruits (MN 135)

Venue: Tzer Ying Library

Day: Saturday, 18 April
Topic: The Buddha’s Advice to the Community

  1. Six Roots of Dispute (MN 104)
  2. Six Principles of Cordiality (MN 104)
  3. Seven Principles of Social Stability (DN 16)

Venue: Tzer Ying Main Hall (This is a Public Talk)

Day: Sunday, 19 April
Topic: Q&A
Venue: Tzer Ying Library

Dhamma Talks at Sandakan & Tawau

In line with Bhante Mahinda's Dhamma Tour at Sabah. Dhamma Talks will be held at Tawau & Sandakan at follow:

Title : Confronting Crises the Dhamma Way

As the world is facing great financial crises and calamities, one must be aware of expedient ways to face them. The Buddha-Dhamma is ever relevant in these challenging times
(Translation to Mandarin is available)

Speaker : Ven. Bhante Mahinda

At Tawau
Date : 24 March 2009 (Tuesday)
Time : 8.00 pm to 9.30pm
Venue: Maha Bodhi Society Tawau, Mile 5.5 Jalan Apas, Tawau
Contact persons : Mdm Chew (013 8881252), Temple Office (089914213), Bro Ooi Siok Thong (0168403652)

At Sandakan
Date : 25 March 2009 (Wednesday)
Time : 8.00 pm to 9.30pm
Venue : Sabah Hotel, Sandakan
Contact Persons : Sis Fannie Chang (0168315755) Bro Ooi Siok Thong (0168403652)

All are invited to attend.